Protective head covering with vision portions



y 1, 1952 D. 1. SHAW PROTECTIVE HEAD COVERING WITH VISION PORTIONS Filed June 2, 1950 FIG. 3

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Patented July 1, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PROTECTIVE HEAD COVERING WITH VISION PORTIONS 1 Claim.

This invention relates to an opaque protective head covering with vision portions.

Protective hoods and other protectors for the head and/or shoulders are commonly worn, and many prefer colors, hence the material is not transparent and since the protector encloses the sides of the face, vision at said sides is blocked, accordingly, one object of my invention is to provide in a protector made of opaque material, window or vision portions properly located so that the wearer, when turning the head sidewise, can see out of said protector.

Another object is to provide a protector which protects all parts of the hair, including hair that projects beyond the forehead, by including a front, transparent portion which extends forwardly beyond the head.

A further object is to so make said protectors that the additional cost said vision portions entail is slight, and yet the advantages obtained thereby are substantial and make such protective garments highly desirable.

The foregoing and other objects which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction and arrangement of parts such as is disclosed by the drawings. The nature of the invention is such as to render it susceptible to various changes and modifications, and therefore, I am not to be limited to the construction disclosed by the drawings nor to the particular parts described in the specification; but am entitled to all such changes therefrom as fall within the scope of my claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a head protective garment embodying my invention. Figure 2 is a front elevational view thereof.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of another form of head protective garment, the material forming it being laid out flat. Figure 4 is an enlarged, side elevational view of the garment shown in Figure 3 as it appears when on the head of a wearer.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary, perspective view of the head protective garment shown in Figure 1, showing an additional front, vision portion.

As illustrated, the protective head garment shown in said Figures 1 2 and 5 has a top portion ID, a back portion II, a left side portion I having a transparent, vision or window portion I5 attached thereto as by stitching Hi. It has a right side portion I! having a transparent, vision or window portion I 8 attached thereto, as by Both vision portions and [8 are of such size and located so that the wearer may see therethrough when turning the head sideways. A lower portion to cover the neck and shoulders is frequently included in this type of garment and the garment may have strings 22 to hold it on the wearer.

Said head or hood portion is commonly made of one piece of opaque plastic material, the said top, back and side portions being integral, and the vision portions being of transparent material sewed or otherwise attached to said head portion to cover openings made in the latter.

In Figures 3 and 4 of the drawings the head covering is shown in the form of a kerchief 25 formed with a flat piece of opaque material, usually of triangular shape, having a transparent vision portion 26 attached thereto as by sewing or otherwise. When this kerchief is worn it takes the form of a head covering shown in said Figure 4 with said transparent vision portion 26 at the front thereof in position of use. Since said vision portion 26 extends farther forwardly than is usually the case to provide additional protection at the front, and may tend to droop downwardly, said vision portion 26 is most desirable at this point.

In Figure 5 of the drawings the head portion shown in said Figures 1 and 2 has a front portion 28 attached thereto that extends downwardly from the top, being made of transparent material to thereby provide a front window or vision protective portion, thus protecting the forehead and eyes of the user, yet providing visibility straight ahead.

What I claim is:

A protective head covering comprising a hood portion open at the front and embodying a top, a back and two sides all of which are opaque, each said side having a vision portion of transparent material attached thereto extending from a point adjacent the front edge thereof rearwardly and being lateraly opposite the line of vision of the wearer, and means carried by the head covering at a point corresponding to the neck of the wearer to hold said head covering in predetermined position on the head of the wearer so vision is possible by the wearer upon a turn of the head through either of said vision portions.

DAVID I. SHAW.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 996,739 Vinton July 4, 1911 1,398,165 Whiteside Nov. 22, 1921 2,005,361 Rollins et a1 June 18, 1935 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 148,282 Austria Jan. 11, 1937 185,405 Switzerland July 31, 1936 

